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Thorns of the Ivyhttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/thorns-of-the-ivy/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/thorns-of-the-ivy/#respondMon, 14 Jul 2014 00:10:44 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/thorns-of-the-ivy/Oh, college
Place of knowledge
But so much more
To the real world
A mysterious door.

Bodies grown up
Minds not quite there
So much still a riddle, a dare
So many things to bear
So many things to bare.

Adults by law
Despite still being raw
Having not developed experience’s
Tooth and claw
Predators and bad choices wait like bandsaws
Ouch.

We want to jump in
Make it safe
But will we make her a waif?
Need she learn to evade life’s cruel strafe?
When does guiding become coddling?

We want to bring machetes
To the ivy
Slash safe routes
Cut back the politicking
The boorish louts
But are there collateral routs?

Do our babes want us there
With shining lights and prying stare?
Demand things laid bare
While they try to lay things bare
Truth or dare.

Some slip through the ivy
Untouched, stepping lively.
Others feel the sting of thorns
Some small
Others like bulls’ horns
Do they suffer in silence
Or cry out, risk others’ scorn?

Hormones, alcohol, sex, porn
Love, triumph, lessons, mourn
From children to adults we are reborn
Coming through the ivy.

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/ann-coulters-juvenile-mocking-of-soccer-shows-just-how-far-shes-fallen/feed/0calvinwolfLet’s Go After the Things That REALLY Violate Students’ Right to a Sound, Basic Educationhttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/lets-go-after-the-things-that-really-violate-students-right-to-a-sound-basic-education/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/lets-go-after-the-things-that-really-violate-students-right-to-a-sound-basic-education/#respondTue, 24 Jun 2014 17:54:45 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=304Let’s Go After the Things That REALLY Violate Students’ Right to a Sound, Basic Education

Former CNN anchor Campbell Brown is leading the charge in New York to get rid of teacher tenure…but why do so many people who claim it’s all “for the kids” refuse to go after the unconstitutional things that really hinder a sound, basic education for all children?

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/lets-go-after-the-things-that-really-violate-students-right-to-a-sound-basic-education/feed/0calvinwolfPopulist Problems: Do “Rags to Riches” Liberals Like Hillary Have a Shelf Life?https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/populist-problems-do-rags-to-riches-liberals-like-hillary-have-a-shelf-life/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/24/populist-problems-do-rags-to-riches-liberals-like-hillary-have-a-shelf-life/#respondTue, 24 Jun 2014 16:46:07 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=301Populist Problems: Do “Rags to Riches” Liberals Like Hillary Have a Shelf Life?

Hillary Clinton, likely 2016 presidential candidate, is facing criticism for he wealth and her high-dollar speaking fees. Is it fair to blast a “rags to riches” populist as a hypocrite for having left the rags behind? The Democratic Party faces a major debate!

In a strange twist of irony, female and minority politicians are arguing passionately that business owners be allowed to discriminate against them. Why?

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/06/22/louisiana-governor-bobby-jindal-argues-for-allowing-discrimination-against-himself/feed/0calvinwolfSexual Agency: What Women Must Seize to Reduce Misogynyhttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/sexual-agency-what-women-must-seize-to-reduce-misogyny/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/sexual-agency-what-women-must-seize-to-reduce-misogyny/#respondWed, 28 May 2014 17:27:46 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=297Sexual Agency: What Women Must Seize to Reduce Misogyny

Are our sexual norms regarding women expecting to be pursued, rather than being comfortable with mutual courtship or sexual expression, encouraging sexism and misogyny?

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/28/sexual-agency-what-women-must-seize-to-reduce-misogyny/feed/0calvinwolfHow to Prevent Another Massacre? Make it Okay for Boys With Problems to Seek Helphttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/how-to-prevent-another-massacre-make-it-okay-for-boys-with-problems-to-seek-help/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/how-to-prevent-another-massacre-make-it-okay-for-boys-with-problems-to-seek-help/#respondTue, 27 May 2014 19:35:22 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=295How to Prevent Another Massacre? Make it Okay for Boys With Problems to Seek Help

Instead of #YesAllWomen or gun control in the wake of the tragedy in Isla Vista, we need to be focusing on whether or not boys and young men who are struggling with mental health maladies feel okay seeking help…or whether they feel alienated and isolation.

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/27/how-to-prevent-another-massacre-make-it-okay-for-boys-with-problems-to-seek-help/feed/0calvinwolfBoys vs. Girls: Who is Responsible for Sexualizing the Prom?https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/boys-vs-girls-who-is-responsible-for-sexualizing-the-prom/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/boys-vs-girls-who-is-responsible-for-sexualizing-the-prom/#respondThu, 15 May 2014 20:13:45 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=292Boys vs. Girls: Who is Responsible for Sexualizing the Prom?

Outrage has ensued after a 17-year-old girl was kicked out of a prom near Richmond, Virginia, allegedly for wearing a dress that was too short and dancing “too provocatively” and causing boys to have “impure thoughts.” The blogosphere is abuzz over whether or not it is fair to subject girls to prom dress codes and blame them for enticing the boys. Where does the line lay?

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/boys-vs-girls-who-is-responsible-for-sexualizing-the-prom/feed/0calvinwolfWhy the U.S. Needs to Shift Spending From Defense and Higher Education to Infrastructurehttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/why-the-u-s-needs-to-shift-spending-from-defense-and-higher-education-to-infrastructure/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/why-the-u-s-needs-to-shift-spending-from-defense-and-higher-education-to-infrastructure/#respondThu, 15 May 2014 14:51:21 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=289Why the U.S. Needs to Shift Spending From Defense and Higher Education to Infrastructure

President Obama wants to create more “shovel-ready” jobs and update America’s aging infrastructure, much of which dates from the New Deal and post-WWII boom. The long-run effects of updating our national infrastructure now will help all sectors of the economy, while continuing to ignore infrastructure updates to focus on defense and higher education spending will only lead to looming disaster.

]]>https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/15/why-the-u-s-needs-to-shift-spending-from-defense-and-higher-education-to-infrastructure/feed/0calvinwolfJoin Us, Won’t You? Why the Supreme Court is Wrong on Altering the Separation of Church and Statehttps://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/join-us-wont-you-why-the-supreme-court-is-wrong-on-altering-the-separation-of-church-and-state/
https://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/2014/05/06/join-us-wont-you-why-the-supreme-court-is-wrong-on-altering-the-separation-of-church-and-state/#respondTue, 06 May 2014 19:49:51 +0000http://calvinwolf.wordpress.com/?p=284Join Us, Won’t You? Why the Supreme Court is Wrong on Altering the Separation of Church and State

The Supreme Court has decided that it is okay to mix church and state as long as there are no formal rewards or sanctions for those who participate or do not participate in the public prayers. This is a horrible injustice.